Hamas Conditionally Accepts US Gaza Peace Plan; Netanyahu Rejects It Ahead of Kushner Meeting

Hamas conditionally accepted a US-backed 15-point Gaza plan requiring its disarmament and transfer of governance to an international force, contingent on Israel withdrawing and halting attacks. Netanyahu rejected the plan outright ahead of his October re-election bid. Kushner, who met Hamas leaders in Egypt on August 16, is pressing Netanyahu on August 17 to accept the framework.